The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-02-16
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Tho museum is located In one of the
many apartments of tho National palace,
aud ID FREQ to tho public each dag from 10
10 IL q ~. AB wo onter, the sccno In tho
SQUIRT yard Is y peculiar TO tie tropics,
there being o number OF very fargo
palms, and n tho bushy top II ono OF
llc5o Nero may bo suon a very LARGO
Mexican lizard crawling over the giant
icaVoS. Ii L. about two and u half foot
long, nnd TO us waD 8 partial recitation
OF tho tropical picture In our old caog-
raphy, only wo looked Tn vain TO And U,o
playing monkeys, lH spotted, cSouchinc
tlSoc uhd tho big Giiihes, Passing OH,
"o "I't"r tho first room on the lower floor,
who're 40 NHd the Calendar stone OF tho
AHtCcs. II ID . largo circular stone.
twelve fees in diameter. Gre2 foot thick.
and weighs about twenty-five tons. In
hoo ontvr thuro il cat in r,licT a largo
heal With thr tongue hanging OFT; other
VII; il ~ NiItN 20 tho face ro~prcsontina
CLIO fril moon IN our almanac. Around
th.a les / t9cru are frvo circles inclo5inE a
graduated ncaio Of points similar 20 those
u4et III making flc cardinal and mborii-
nato Iointh Uf tho compass. Ecgidc4
these, there nro other carviugi which
miS!it DO regarded as tho sigma Of the
@o'ha2. h >vlrnjS Is u limo specimen Of
workmanship, and il sud to tx ccoI1ct-
Tlcifiy correct IN iu lines.
Tho a,scrincial stoIc 81 nino furt In di-
Graotcr 0nl Ihrao fccs thick. The ton
N"i "ilc have many fine CARVINGS, roDrC~
t~"~tuS Idols, weapons OF war ard Indian
warriors. in the can1ar on top there is n
r"'!l1 depression, IL which the head OF
TIE victim WAS placed; from thig there Is
q gutter leading u and daun tho o1yc,
Mh."h sGrV"ui 20 carry on tho blood. Il
SO ealA1"t"i That moro t,&. 10000 u~r-
SOM "'rr u1criGccd upon this rock. and
&iig N,ti =! 'AD WHOM CDI;.E ontoy,l tho
ci:y ia history Is better known than
cIany other relics; honco thcao figures
iniy ~ correct. in tho Same department
Fi!trS - 70 &c SCcl InGiiy 81 the most rs
G9wn@i Gpd8 Of tho Astccs. They gro
h"N'n out Of very hard 4tnlc and IN g fow
gases Tic carving Is NG4o, willie IN many
ii II az rough and Grotr51uo az It well
could la md retain tho naino of art In
appearance they differ widely. Some are
Intended TO roecrnblc monsters Of ven
G"arco, willie othors have n good naturcd
look about them tlat would aWru, to
Gral,t 2'nlo''t cary request, Thcy Occupy
sl positions. from that "C sleeping, riG-
unT. standing and or tho ruu. In one
phpca NC tVlw - vovCG-Sul looking. siccp-
ms god, who wore u l,urril frnv-l on
liD5 i3co winch seemed 10 W,y:
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r2tr war IN tho wiEwuru.'' C!olc 20 him
wa: WIlit i'rcgnrd,xl o. tho r>l Of wrath.
THIS !dHi H.e'n>j toCuLoly IN it, fy2turos
a'2'!t All tt,.t IL low AMI vicious in tho
h".0aa !.aleun. lie had tho gross form
6 a robust Gura;o, Nth shoSt neck, full
tnoat, io"- brow arG vide fnce. Iio
s%inc1 81 q furious rage. FOR his face was
dcf"rm&l w.:h To! wgin&ic3 E wrath, hts
oy@s hall ahut aud bis Iipg curlcd III ugly
f:1w1u', showing hb ts.Jh. while Ills
Na0ltl ""N lHAt c,o.,, ~ in the eCt OF
t2hinI b;c'.th in Tie midst of his r.hatat-
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'toy, : usueAJ ~ct@sa>i Ia G;a rvpp.9n.
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t'pA.
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